Christmas-tree stand or the like



Feb. m, 1923. 11,445,6 2

J. JUNKUNC CHRISTMAS TREE STAND OR THE LIKE Filed Nov. 28, 1921 ldntented lt' eb. 2U, llhlltih Jenn sruunurrc, or onions-o, innrno'rsl orrnrsrin-ns-rnnn srnnn on r'rrn Application filed November 28, 1321;. ficrial No. 513,409.

To calla 172cm it may concern Be it known that Ldoirir J'UZJHUNC, a. citizen of the United ditates, and-it resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cool; and. Estate oflllinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in aChristmaslree Stand or the like; and i do hereby declareflthat the following is a full. clear, andexact descrlption oi the same, aference belng had to the accompanyin (:lrawin 's and to the numerals of reference marked thereon, which form apart this specification. w This invention relates to tripod stands or the like and is especially adapted. for supporting Christmas trees, flags, or similar objects in vertical position.

@ne of themain objects of this invention is the provision of a. stand or support which is composed otanlurality' of siinihrr ole-- inents preferably stamped from sheet metal or the like which results cal construction. I

Another object. of this invention is the provision of a stand or support for Christmas trees or similar objects which is adjustable to support any size of tree within quite a wide range.

Still another object of this invention is the provision of a supporting stand for Chi mas trees adapted tocooperate with a can of water or the like which surrounds the base or the tree whereby the same is kept in at fresh condition for a much long-er length of time is ordinarily possible.

Another important object oi this invention is the provision of a. Christmas tree stand which, when not in use,can betolded up into a very small compass so as to re quire a minimum of storage space.

A further important object oi this invention is the provision ofsuch a stand or sup port, which when used with abnormally heavy objects, will automatically bring; into operation. a. further point of suspei'ision, whereby. greater stability of the supported object will be effected.

Other and further important objects oi? this" invention will be apparent trom the disclosures in the accompanying drawings in a very econoini' and following specification.

J The invention (in a preferred form) illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

@n the drawings: Figure l is it top plan view of the device oi' this invention with the sruoported object :ihownin section.

lligure /Q t vertical sectional view taken on line E2-2 of Figure 1. i

Figure 3 is e section taken on the line 3-2 of ll ip ure 2 looking in the direction. indicated by the arrows.

Figure l isan end elevation of one of the elements comprising the device.

As shown on the drawings:

The reference numeral 10 indicates one of the outwardly extending legs or holding members of the stand which, as best shown in Figure 2, is formed from cold rolled steel or the like and has an elbow at 11 and a. downwardly bent portion 12 extending vertically therefrom. The downwardly extend ing portion 12 is provided with aseries of holes tor the in ertion of nails, screws or the likewhich n'r -ie driven into the trunk oi the tree 16 to more securely support the sa ine. The ends of the outwardly wztendiup; bracket members 10 are pre'leralily flattened. as shown at 18 in the drawings, to provide a. more secure and solid support by the entire device. At the lowermost extremity oi the downwardly extending vertical portions 12 ot' the bracket members is provided an in \mrdly extending shelf or ledge 20, having a slot 22 therein, is best shown in lfiigure I). A bolt 2-4: provided, adapted to pass througl'i the slots 22 and by being positioned. through a plurality of these slots in the bracket members, four as shown in the drawings, but which may be three, five or more if desired, the bolt holds the same in position end a. Winged nut 26 is provided to cooperate with the threaded end of the bolt to tighten the same and hold the members 10 in adjusted position. Washers 28 are provided to cooperate with the head of the bolt and the winged nut.

As best shown in Figure 9., a can 30 or the lilr adapted to contain water may be posttioned under the esseml'ileddowi'muirdly ex tending; members 12 and entirely surrounding; the some, with the trunk oil the tree 1.6 adeiiited to dip into the water contained in the can 30, whereby the tree is he at in a fresh condition a. much longer time than is ordinarily possible.

lit the tree is OVGISIZG and its weight sutiioient, the arms 10 with their downwardly extending brnclret members l2 will bend sutficiently to allow the end of the bolt 24 to contact with the bottom of the can 30 or the floor so that a five-point suspension will be obtained with a device having four brackets, and a four-point suspension with a device consisting of three bracket arms, thereby 'aii'ording a much greater degree of stability, and also a greater pressure ot the arms 10 on the tree trunk. The arms 10 are preferably shaped in channel or concave form, as best shown in Figure 2, the downwardly extending members 12 areconcaved in the opposite direction to correspond with the trunk oi? the tree or the like, which form is best shown in Figure 3.

It will be seen that by the use of the slots 22, the device may be adjusted to correspond to practically any size of tree trunk within quite a wide range, which is sufficient to correspond to practically all oi the Christmas trees usually on the market. Moreover, this device affords a. very solid support or sus pension for the same, with no likelihood of its toppling over, as a secure base is pro- I vided which acts in all directions, thereby providing a stand which is particularly adapted to supporting Christmas trees which are likely to be turned over with attendant serious consequences.

The adaptation of the moisture supplying can 30 to the trunk oi the tree forms quite an important element of the invention, as by the use of such a moisture supplying device, the tree can be kept fresh and green for a much longer time than is ordinarily possible, and which is not possible with ordinary supports which are in common use.

The simplicity of manufacture and the ease of assembling will constitute quite attractive features of this device, and the relatively small space which it occupies when not in use is a very desirable feature.

I am aware that many changes may be made and numerous details of cox etrnction varied throughout a wide range without dcparting from the principles ol this inven tion, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted hereon otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I. claim as my invention:

In a tree holder, a plurality ol brace nient hers each comprising an oblique leg portion concave downward, a substantially vertical portion concave inward, and a horizontal ledge portion, means cooperating with said ledge portions for securing the brace memhere together, said means projecting below said ledge portions to a position above the plane of the lower ends of the oblique portions, the distance of the lower end of said securing means above said plane being small enough for a weight on said ledge portions to bring said lower end into said plane without distorting said brace members beyond the elastic limit.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto snl scribed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN JUNKUNC. \Vitnesses CARLTON HILL, (Farms M. OBnmN. 

